“Now I guess it’s the Lord’s will that I help correct the situations that have gone astray.” I cringed when I read this in the morning paper. Why? Isn’t it a good thing that someone has a sense of God’s direction in his life? Yes, but making that claim should
Continue reading“I’m glad those days are over,” I heard the woman say. I wasn’t trying to eavesdrop but in a closed space it’s impossible sometimes to not hear what other people are saying. She was glad the days of showing up in her child’s classroom to volunteer were over. At one
Continue readingFCC Pomona is a niche church. People drive upwards of 30 minutes (in good traffic), past other congregations to be part of FCC Pomona. People choose to cross the suburban boundary from neighboring cities to participate in the faith community at FCC Pomona, a decidedly more urban setting. Why? Let
Continue readingWhat would a group of spiritually free persons look like? We asked this question in the discernment group I’m leading. All the groups are talking about spiritual freedom and engaging in a practice to cultivate this quality. Spiritual freedom is the capacity to not be attached to outcome. This can
Continue readingThere are two versions of Christianity on the American landscape according to Marcus Borg in his book, The Heart of Christianity. One he calls “earlier paradigm” and the other “emerging paradigm” (not to be confused with the label “emergent church” which is a sociological phenomenon of ad hoc community). “Earlier”
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